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Mourning Hilliard Thomas Pope 1709–1781 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1709

Birth Location: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 17 March 1781

Death Location: St Mary Parish, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA

Father: Jacob Sr

Mother: Mourning Pope

Spouse(s): Joseph Thomas, Jeremiah Hilliard

Children(s): Mourning Thomas

In 1709, Mourning Hilliard Thomas Pope entered the world in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States, born to Jacob Pope Sr And Mourning Jane Joyner Pope. Mourning Hilliard Thomas Pope married Jeremiah Hilliard, Joseph Luther Thomas, William Pridgeon, and had children including Mourning Pridgen Thomas. Mourning Hilliard Thomas Pope passed away in 1781 in St Mary Parish, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1709, Mourning Hilliard Thomas Pope entered the world in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States, born to Jacob Pope Sr And Mourning Jane Joyner Pope.
  • Mourning Hilliard Thomas Pope married Jeremiah Hilliard, Joseph Luther Thomas, William Pridgeon, and had children including Mourning Pridgen Thomas.
  • Mourning Hilliard Thomas Pope passed away in 1781 in St Mary Parish, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jacob Sr
1691–1772
Birth Location: Isle of Wight Co., VA, Virginia, USA
JS
Mourning Pope
1707–1772
Birth Location: Windsor, Isle of Wight, Virginia, American Colonies
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Spouses(s)

Joseph Thomas
1714–1757
Birth Location: Bertie, North Carolina, United States
JT
Jeremiah Hilliard
1704–1741
Birth Location: Edgecombe Co., NC, North Carolina, USA
JH

Children(s)

Mourning Thomas
1756–1790
Birth Location: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
MT

Mourning Pope's Ancestors

Self
Mourning Pope
1709–1781
Birth Place: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Jacob Pope Sr
1691–1772
Isle of Wight Co., VA, Virginia, USA
Mourning (Jane Joyner) Pope
1707–1772
Windsor, Isle of Wight, Virginia, American Colonies
Grandparents
Henry (Pope) (SAR)
1663–1728
Isle of Wight, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
Sarah ((Pope) Watts) 1664**++#
1664–1728
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Mary (C) Hale\Haile
1684–1749
Isle of Wight County, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Mary Unconfirmed,
1645–1728
8GGF GGF)
1634–1708
Alice (Watts)
1634–1697
8GGF Watts
1638–1702
Nancy Howell
1665–1714
John Ewell\Haile\Hale
1645–1714
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Col. Army
1628–1686
Hester Immigrant
1628–1674
Lt. George
1603–1660
Francis (England)
1609–1677
9GGM Harris
1614–1670
Frances Chock
1636–1670
Robert Hale
1639–1670

Mourning Pope's Descendants

1.
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Mourning (Hilliard Thomas) Pope (1709–17 March 1781) m. Joseph (Luther) Thomas (27 Feb 1714–24 Oct 1757) m. Jeremiah Hilliard (1704–1741)
  1. 1. Mourning (Pridgen) Thomas 1756–1790 m. Jacob (Dickinson) Senior 1744–1816
    1. 1. Jacob (Dickinson) Jr 1782–1882 m. Martha Dickinson 1783–1851
      1. 1. Jacob (T) Dickinson 1819–1872 m. Mary (E) Johnson 1833–1884
        1. 1. John (Nurse) Dickinson 1851–1912 m. Elizabeth (Farris "Lizzie") McAtee 1859–

Mourning Pope's Timeline

4 Records

1709
1709
Birth of Mourning Hilliard Thomas Pope in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
1725
1725
Age 16
Mourning Hilliard Thomas Pope was married in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
1739
Bef 1739
Age 30
Mourning Hilliard Thomas Pope was married in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
1781
17 March 1781
Age 72
Death of Mourning Hilliard Thomas Pope in St Mary Parish, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
St Mary Parish, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1709
    Event Place: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1725
    Event Place: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Bef 1739
    Event Place: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 March 1781
    Event Place: St Mary Parish, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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